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.swiss domain pricing and requirements

Explore the world of .swiss domains, your gateway to establishing a trusted online presence with a strong Swiss association. Perfect for businesses, organizations, and entities wanting to highlight their Swiss connection, a .swiss domain enhances credibility and authenticity on the web.

Key Features

  • Account-based registration: Check availability and register supported names from your account.

  • DNSSEC support: Publish the registry data required for a signed DNS zone.

  • Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs): Support for non-Latin characters in domain names.

  • IPv6 Support: Future-proof your domain with IPv6 compatibility.

Pricing

Fee Type Price (EUR)
Setup Fee €0.00
Annual Registration Fee €171.18 / year
First Year Registration Fee (Setup + Annual) €171.18
Domain Transfer Fee €171.18
Domain Restoration Fee €136.66

Note: Prices are subject to change. Please recheck this website for the most current pricing.

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Registration Restrictions

  • You must be a legal entity with sufficient link to Switzerland. This occurs if You are: - A public body or another public organization under Swiss public law; - A legal entity registered in the Swiss Commercial Register having its seat in Switzerland and an effective site of administration in Switzerland; or - An association or foundation not registered in the Swiss Commercial Register having its seat and an effective site of administration in Switzerland.
  • At the time of the application, the requested name belongs to a category of names available for allocation.
  • The intended use is legal under Swiss law. Be aware that if the domain name is used to provide products or services or to advertise them, a seat and an effective place of administration are required.
  • The name applied for can legitimately be considered as objectively linked to the applicant or the intended use of the domain name.
  • The requested name is not a 'Designation with a Generic Character', without prejudice to be eligible under the Registries naming mandate program.

Domain Transfer Details

Transfer Procedure

  • After the transfer has been requested, our backend system sends a confirmation email to the Owner/Admin-C according to the WHOIS of the respective domain. In order to initiate the transfer successfully it is important, that this email is confirmed.
  • After confirmation the transfer is initiated through the official registry and the losing registrar will receive the transfer request.
  • The losing registrar will also send an email to the Owner/Admin-C. allowing him/her to deny the transfer.
  • If you do not respond to the email of the losing registrar, then the transfer will get processed successfully after 5 days.
  • If the Email-Address in the WHOIS is invalid, then the transfer cannot be processed.

Transfer Notes

  • A .swiss domain transfer must be initiated with a so-called authorisation code, which can be obtained from the current registrar through the owner or Admin-C of the domain.
  • Ensure that your respective domain does not have a lock-status (REGISTRAR-LOCK or HOLD). This can be seen in the WHOIS.
  • If the domain is locked, then the owner can demand that the domain will be unlocked.
  • Please note that we are only allowed to initiate a gTLD transfer after confirmation of the "ICANN Form of Authorization" by the current registrant.
  • After a successful transfer of the domain, it will be transfer locked from the registry for a period of 60 days.

Authorization Codes

  • The format for auth info requires a minimum length of 8 characters and a maximum length of 32 characters. Additionally, auth info must contain at least one of each of the following three character types: Alphabetic characters: a-z; A-Z, Numeric characters: 0-9, Special characters: !;<=$%?&@[()]*^+-,'-{.|/}:~

WHOIS and domain management

  • Renewal settings: Review the renewal mode and account balance for each domain in your account.

Additional Information

  • Deletion Timeframe: 35 days after expiration date

  • Redemption Period: 30 days

For registry-specific policies and reference information, visit https://www.nic.swiss.